Kelowna news

How Kelowna is showing the nation how to speed up new home construction
It's been a decade since the City of Kelowna overhauled its building permit system to…

New $1.5 billion building permit record makes Kelowna #4 in BC
Kelowna is likely to pass the $1.5 billion mark in building permits issued this month,…

Safe supply of drugs only part of solution to opioid overdose crisis in BC
A Kelowna clinic is offering a safe supply of drugs to people struggling with addiction…

Kelowna mom explains how safer supply at Interior Health is saving lives
Prescribed safer supply services have been established in Kelowna, Vernon, Nelson and Kamloops by Interior…

Okanagan march to support transgender rights a reaction to growing hate
A protest march against hate, and to support of the protection of transgender rights, will…

People power key to fixing struggling emergency support system in BC
There's no question the supports for the 11,000 evacuees from the McDougall Creek wildfire this…

Gushue, Einarson curling for Canada at Pan Continental championship in Kelowna
The Kelowna Curling Club is hosting the Pan Continental Curling Championship later this month. Brad…

UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located
UPDATE: Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 RCMP say a missing 48-year-old Kelowna man as been located…

Drivers hoping 20 cent drop in Vancouver gas prices spreads to southern Interior
The price of gas fell by more than 20 cents a litre in Vancouver today,…

Lake Country man waiting four years to get carriage house approved
Lake Country resident Daryl Silva wants to build a carriage house for his in-laws but…

Kamloops is on provincial emergency task force but not the Okanagan
Central Okanagan emergency responders have been at the centre of natural disasters in recent years.…

Homeless count shows dramatic increases in homelessness in Thompson-Okanagan
The latest Point in Time count of people living without homes in BC shows the…

WFN chief lobbying BC premier, PM for an Indigenous approach to wildfire mitigation
The Chief of the Westbank First Nation told members Kelowna's Chamber of Commerce today the…

Real estate sales and prices plummet in Kamloops, Okanagan
September was a bad month for the real estate market in Kamloops and the Okanagan.…

Victim in Kelowna ATM robbery unintentionally drove over suspect
ATM robbery suspect, who was driven over by his victim in Kelowna last week, is…